Collar shaping and edging machine.



S. S. MATTHES.

COL'LARSHAPINGAND EDGINGMACHINE.

.APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1912.

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COLLAR SHAPING AND EDGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1.912.

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v By M www@ TToR/VEY ns r rrr SAMUEL S.MATTIIES, 0F IMANSFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. 'IO NATIONAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A'CORPORATION OF NEVI' YORK.

COLLAR SHAPING AND EDGING MACHINE.

plication of WV. J Quinn, Ser.vNo.'609,41,

filed February 18, 1911, and the pending application ofi/V. WV. Quinn, Ser. No. 627 ,500,

filed May 16, 1911, and the pending application of J. J. Seltenreich, Ser. No. 687,153. filed March 29,1912, and no claim is made herein to the invention or inventionsv disclosed in any of the'above identified applications. n

The .objects of my invention are to provide means for automatically shapingV and edging collars; to prevent undue wear-and tear in shaping and edging the collars; to greatly facilitate and increase the speed at which the operation of shaping and edging collars is performed; to economize in time and labor and to perform better'work automatically than can be done by hand manipulation. n

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the machine assembled and shown partly in section. Fig. 2 is al plan view. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the upper part of Fig. 1, showing cylinders and chests in working position. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view taken on the line .fr m of- Fig. 3, showing mea-ns to swing the cylinders to and from their Working positions and a locking mechanism. Fig. 5 is a side view of a pivoted arm, showing the free end in its upper posij tion carrying a cylinder through'the medium of suitable connections, and means for maintaining the cylinder in a horizontal plane irrespective of the inclination of the arm.

V Fig. 6 'is a sectional view taken on the line y, y, of Fig. 5, showing a bell crank and its connections. Fig. 7 is asectional view taken on the line z, a, of Fig.y 1, showing a vertical driven shaft and a driving and clutch mechanism therefor. Fig. 8 is a detail view of a sliding bar and roller which imparts vertical movement to the pivotal arms.

' yReferring to the drawings, reference nuineral 1 representsV a base having an up- Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application filed May 24, 1912. Serial No. 699,404.

wardly projecting boss 2 and bearings 3, 4

and 5. y The boss 2 is counterbored to receiveiand support one end of a pipe 6 which is rigidly secured thereto by bolts 7. A bracket l8 is provided with a counterbored boss 9 and attached to the upper or free end of the pipe' and held in place by the bolts 10.v` lThe bracket is also provided with a bearing 11. A plate 12 having outwardly extending arms 13 and 14, a bearing 15 and a depending portion 16, which is provided with a bearing 17, is secured tothe bracket 8 by the bolts 18. y

'A 'drivingshaft 19 having a pulley 20, a worm wheel 21, and set collars 22 and 23 mountedv thereon, is journaled in the hori- Zontal bearings 3 and 4.-.A shaft 24 is vertically ournaled in the bearings 5, 11 and 15, and a cam-faced collar 25 is fastened i pre-determined ldistance from the face of the collar 25. iA worm gear 3l having depending jaws 32 is loosely mounted `on the shaft 24 and is held inr position bya collar 33 which is securedv to the shaft. A sleeve 34 having jaws 35 is mounted on the shaft 24 adjacent to one end. 'A bolt 36 provided with-,a chamfered' head threadably engages ra threaded aperture in theY end of the sleeve 34 to support the treadle 24 and operate the sleeve 34. The treadle is normally raised by a spring to hold the jaws in engagement, and the depression of the treadle separates the jaws and stops the machine.

rThe sleeve 34 is feather-keyed to the shaft 24 and is adapted to be reciprocated on the shaft 24 to engage and disengage the jaws 35 with the jaws 32. A standard shaft 36 is vertically supported in the bearing 17 and carries a gear 37 having an enlarged flange 3S`provided with notches .39. The gear is secured to the lower end of the shaft 36 in line with the teeth of the projecting portion 28 and adapted to periodically mesh therewith. A vertical bracket 40 having a slot 41 is secured to the plate 12 by bolts 42. An actuatingbar 42 having an enlarged portion 43 at its upper end and a roller 44 secured to its lower end by a pin 45, is fitted and adapted to slide in the slot 41' Yof the bracket40. A stud 46 is secured tothe plate 1Q carrying a pawl 47 pivotally mounted on through anaperture V50. At t-he top end of the standard shaft 36, a Y supporting `member 51 is secured by a pm 52 and is provided with a slot i3-which is adapted to receive one end of the arms 54 and 55 which are joined and pivotally connected thereto by a bolt 56 for vertical oscillating movement.

The arm 5 is provided'with an aperture 57,

thelower portion of the wall being cutaway to forma horizontal intersecting. slot58. It will be noted that the farin 54 rhas a similar aperture or opening.l A supporting stud 59 provided with* ahead 60 is rigidly mounted Y on one end ofacrank 61 which is journaled inV each'arm 55 and 54,7the other end of the crank 62 is provided with an eye63 to which one end of a rod 64ispivotallyconnected by abolt 65. `The other end of the rod l64 is journaled in a bearing 66 formed' at the top of .the supporting member 5l( er flanged disk 67l is provided with a'suitable aperture to receive the supporting. shaft 59 and is heldin contact with the head 60 by a` spring 68 which surrounds thesupporting shaft 5 9. The lower end of the spring '68 rests upon a washer' 69 which is supportedjby balls 70 onv the end ofthe arm 55. Av pin .71`is fixed under the head GO o f thejsupportingshaft 5 9 and is adapted to'engage in a slot'72 provided in the flanged disk 67 to prevent the disk from.,turning. A cylinder 73 is'secured to the flanged disk 67 by screws 74. A cro-ss bar 74 carrying steam ohests'75 and 76 which are fastenedk thereto by' bolts 77 is supportedvby standards 78 which-are secured to and rest upon the extending arms 13 and 14V of the plate l2 and heldin place by bolts 79.` A groove SOisprovided in the bottomof the steamchests 75 and 76 to engage -the top of cylinder-S73. The steam: chests 75 and 76 are heated with steam and are provided with inlet and outlet openings 80 and 802 respectively, as indicated by the arrow heads and are connected together by elbows 81 g and a pieceof pipe 82. The mechanism and connections of both arms and'l cylinders are exact duplicates, hence, only one arm` one cylinderand a connection are described.

f The operation of my machine is as follows: The'pull'ey 20 is driven by means of a 'Y but ma i means 'maar .targetas imparted to the vertical shaft 24 through 'Y the medium] of wo'rmfwheel 21-and worin gear 31v by which iti is connected to the drive shaft i9. Theworm gear 31 beingloosely mountedonthe vertical shaft 24V` will revolve freely 'unless the jaws '35 of the sleeve 34k are in engagement with the jaws '32 ofthe worm gear 31.V The cam collar 25 cam27 are so arranged as'to leave a suitablev space or grooveV between their working faces' to receive the roller 44 of the' actuatin'g barp42 and permit it tov move freelythereinrand-at Y.

the same Vtime guide and 'controljitff rlhe actuating bar 42 1S mountedv in arbracket 40 in the slot 41 of which it is Yfree to slidein a.y

vertical direction.. T heaetuatinglbar V42 is raised and lowered by thefactionv of they cam 27 and cam collarf25. The apertures 57 in the arms 54 and" 55 Vare adapted'tofreceive and engage :the enlarged portion 43V ofl the so i bai'42- thereby imparting a verticaloscil latins,- movement tothe arms.- Thearms 54 and'55` are pivotally mounted at onefend and have cylinders 73v mounted on their free ends.

The-.cylinders are controlledv by'crank and eelY parallel rod connections which retain them on a planefwith the top of the machine durine their upward and downward'travel. When the cylinders are in contact'with the steam chests with collars interposed there-L.

between, theroller V44 of the actuating rod 42 Vridesthe face (clef thefcam at pre-' i Y determined 'time before the cylinders are released from contact with the steam chestY preparatory to' being swung to a position for removal of the ycollars that haveV `been qear 37 a part ofthe time, Ythereby permitvting the yieldingfcontact "of the cylinders with the steam Vchests as stated, The pawl 47 is actuatedV to stop or yieldingl-y lock at a pre-determined time, therotation of theV shaft 36 carrying the arms 54"and `55 and cylinders by engaging one `of Vthe notches 39Y ofthe flange V38. The parallel'bars641mainloo iro

tain the top of the cylinders parallel with the top of the machine and steam chests at all times irrespective lof `the inclinationV of thearmsf I :claim: 'f

1. In a shaping and vedging c 12o machineV for collars, a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on Y y said frame, means to impart movement v to said vertical shaft, pivotal armsindepend` ently'y mounted lon said frame, automatic means to impart a vertical oscillating move# ment to said pivotal arms, shapingfheads vmountedon said frame, and collar supports mounted onthe free ends of the pivotalarmsto' Contact with said heads. if

vment to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted on -said frame, collar supports mounted on the free endsof the pivotal arms to contact with said heads, automatic means Vto rotate said arms in a horizontal plane,

andl a clutch mechanism to throw the machine in and out of operation.

3. In a' shaping and edging machine for collars, a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart movement to operation, and automatic means to swing the pivotal arms and collar supports'to and from their working positions.

4. VIn a shaping and edging machine for collars, a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart movement to said vertical shaft, pivotal arms independently mounted on` said frame, automatic means to impart a vertical oscillating movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted on said frame, collar supports mounted on the free ends of the pivotal arms to 'contact with said heads, a clutch mechanism to throw the machine in and out of operation, automatic means to swing the pivotal arms and collar supports to and from their Working positions, and means to yieldingly lock said collar supports in their vertical working positions forl a pre-determined time.

5. In a shaping and edging machine for collars, a'frame, a vertical shaft mounted o-n said frame, means to impart movement to said vertical'shaft, pivotal arms mounted on saidframe, automatic means to impart a vertical movement to said pivotal arms, automatic means to swing said varms to and from their working positions, shaping heads mounted on said frame, collar supports mounted on the free ends of the pivotalv arms, and means to ymaintain the collar sup-y ports on a plane irrespective ofthe position of the pivotal arms.

6. In a shaping and edging machine for collars, a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart movement to said vertical shaft, pivotal armsindependently mounted on said frame, automatic means to imparta vertical movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted Von said frame,'collar supports mounted; onthe free ends of the pivotal arms, means to maintain the collar supports Von a plane irrespective of the travel of the pivotal arms, automatic means to swing the pivotal arms in a horizontal direction, and means to yieldingly lock saidarms in position for a pre-determined period of time.

7. A shaping and edging machine for collars, comprising a frame, pivotal arms independently mounted on the frame, cylinders pivotally attached vto the free ends of theV pivotal arms,means to impart movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted on the frame, and automatic means to bring the collar supports and shaping headsinto and out of Working position, and means to maintain the cylinders parallel with the top of the `machine as described.

8. A shaping and edging machine for collars, comprising a frame, pivotal arms independently mounted on the frame, collar supports Ypivotally attached to the free ends of the pivotal arms, means to impart movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mountedon the frame, automatic means (to bring the collar supports and shaping heads into and out of working position, and parallel rods to maintain the collar supports parallelwith the top of the machine. l

9. In a shaping and edging machine for collars, a frame, a vertical-shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart movement to said vertical shaft, pivotal arms independently mounted on' said frame, automatic means to impart a vertical movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted on said frame, collar supports mounted on the free ends of the pivotal arms, means to maintain the collar supports parallel With Vthe steam chests irrespective of the travel of the pivotal arms, and automatic means to swing said pivotal arms and collar supports to and from their working positions.

l0. In a shaping and edging machine for collars, a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means tofimpart movement to said vertical shaft, pivotal arms independently mountedV on said fra-me, automatic means to impart a vertical movement to said pivotal arms, collar supports mounted on said arms, means to maintain the collar supports lparallel irrespective of the Vtravel lof the pivotal arms, vautomatic means to comprising a frame, a'vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart movement rto said vertical shaft, acarn carrying a pro- V)ecting portion with teeth A mounted on. said verticalfshaft, a standard shaft mounted on the frame, fa gear mounted on the .shaft,a supporting member mounted on said standard shaft, arms pivotally attached to said supporting member, collar. supports mounted on the free ends of said pivotal arms,a crossbar, standards to support Vsaid cross-bar,-

vshaping heads suspended from said crossbar, means to impart a vertical oscillating movement to the arms carrying thel collar supports forcingthem inl. and out of` con Y -tact with'the shaping heads,parallel rods connected to the supporting member, cranks connected to the studs carrying the collar supports and to the parallel rods whereby the collar supports are maintained in a horizontal plane irrespective of the lvertical travel of thepivotal arms upon which they are mounted.

1 3. A shaping and edging machinei'for collars, comprising a frame, pivotal arms independently mounted on the frame,V collar supports pivotally attached to the free ends of the pivotal arms, automatic means .to

' `impart a vertical movement to said pivotal arms, shaping heads mounted on the frame,Y and automatic means to` bring the collar supports and shaping heads into and out of working position as described.

141-. A shaping and edging machine for collars comprising a frame, a vertical shaft mounted in said frame, a standard mounted -on'said frame, arms independently pivoted on said standard, automatic means to impart vertical movement to said arms, collar supports mounted on thefree ends of said arms, shaping" heads mounted onl theirame, and means to imparta horizontal swinging'move- .ment tosaid arms, as and for the purpose described.

l5. A shaping and edging machine for collars comprising a frame, arms pivotedtov said frame independently of yeach other, collar supports 'yieldingly mounted on the free extremities of' said arms, shaping 'heads mounted on said frame', and Vautomatic means toswing said arms horizontally to and fromtheir Vworking positions.

16. Av shaping and edging machine for` collars comprising a frame, arms pivoted to said frame independently of each other, collar supportsyieldinglymounted1 onv the free s extremities of said arms, shaping heads mounted onjsaid frame, automatic means to` swing said yarms horizontally tofand from theiry Vworking positions, and automatic means to-impart av vertical vmovementto said arms.

j i7. A "shaping ma edging Vvfischia@V ai Y lar supports yieldingly mounted on theffree. extremities of said arms, shaping heads lcollars comprising a frame, arms .-pivoted to i said frame independently ofv eachother, col-Y` mounted on said `frame, automaticmeans to swing said arms horizontally to and from their working positions, automatic means vto 'imparta vertical movement; to said arms.

and automatic meansy to keep-the plane of the collar supportson a plane with the shaping heads.

18. A shaping and Vedging machine kfori` collars comprising a frame, arms `pivoted to said frameindependentlyofeachother, colv lar supports yieldingly mounted on the free extremities Vof said arms, shaping v.heads mounted 'on saidframe, automatic means to swing saidfarms horizontally to and from their working positions, automatic means to impart avertical movement to said arms, automatic means to keep the planes of the ycollar supports Vparallel with" the planeof the shaping heads, and automatic means to stop and lock said swinging arms and col lar supports in'alinement with the shaping heads.. f fr Y 19. YA shaping vand edging machine for collars comprising a frame, arms pivoted to said frame independently o each other, col- Y lar Vsupports pivotallyl and yieldiiigly mounted' on the free extremitiesof said arms,;shap' ing heads mounted on said frame, and means to impart a vertical movement to said arms and means to Vswing said arms to and from their working position.V j

20. A shaping and edging machine for collars comprising a frame, arms pivoted to said frame independently of each other, collar supports pivotally and -yieldingly mount;y

ed on the free extremitiesof said arms, shaping heads mountedon said frame, and automatic means to impart a vertical movement-` to said arms and automatic means tovv swing 1 said arms to and fromV their working position.

21. A collars comprising a frame, arms pivotally shapingv and edging machine Vfor 120 I.

mounted onV said frame, collar supports" yieldingly andpivotally mounted. on the extremitiesl of said arms, shaping headsmountedon the frame, and automatic means to vimpart a vertical and horizontal movementlto heads.

v22, Inj a shaping and edging machine for out of working position withV the shaping collars, a frame, a pivotal arm mounted on said armstobring the collarsuppoi'ts inand iso said-frame, means to impart avvertical oscillating movement to said arm, a shaping head having an annulary groove in its under side,

a collar support mounted on the free end -of the pivotal arm andadapted during the oscillating movement of said arm to'be brought into pressing coaction with'the socket i-n the head.

23. A collar edging and shaping machine comprising a frame, a vertical shaft mounted on said frame, means to impart rotary p movement to said vertical shaft, a segmental A heads .into pressing co-action.

24; A collar edging and vshaping machine comprising a frame, a vertical shaft mount- Y ed on said frame, means to impart rotary movement to said vertical shaft, a standard shaft mounted on the frame, said vertical shaft and said standard shaft provided with co-acting means for intermittingly rotating the standard shaft, a 'supporting member .shapingV heads having i adapted to receive the ring with the collar thereon to mold the collar, and means for bringing the rings into interitting relation mounted on the standard'shaft and comprisving arms extending radially therefrom, collar supports mounted on said arms, collar annular grooves with the grooves in the heads.

25. In a collar shaping and edging machine, a shaping head having a socket,'a collar support,rmeans carrying said collar support, a spring interposed between the collar support and its carrying means, said means y rotatable about an aXis at one side of the head to movetlie support into and out of registration with the head, a cam, an aetuat* ing bar including a roller adapted to contact with said cam, whereby rotation of the cam causes a vertical movement of said bar, said bar in its vertical movement adapted to contact with the means carrying said collar support to move the same vertically and thereby bring the collar support into interfitting re-v lation with the socket in the head under re-v silient pressure of said spring.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' SAMUEL S. MATTHES.

Witnesses:

. Y DOROTHY I/VENDLAND,

ELIZABETH Kirr.

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